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I'm going out on a limb, but I don't think the word "pizza" appears anywhere in the Old Testament.

I'm not certain, but I think the GP's comment was some obscure reference to the myriad and varied (and probably self-inconsistent) dietary laws of the various Jewish sects. There's probably some rule against eating dairy and tomato in the same meal, which would make almost any formulation that fits "pizza" impossible.

Not everyone in Syria is Muslim. Not all those who are nominally Muslim actually practice the religion. And some of those who do practice still break the rules (alcohol, etc). Welcome to the real world.

Have you been to Syria? It's quite a complicated place, and has a fascinating history:)

I was there last year, slightly before the uprisings started. While I did most of the usual backpacker routes (Damascus, Hamah, Aleppo, Palmyra), with the occasional getting lost, hitchhiking and crossing to/from Lebanon using odd routes), I met a lot of people who barely spoke English and just felt like communicating. I found people to be very open minded, proud of their culture, curious about others and somewhat indiff

That's part of that censorship deal. Big brother doesn't come home, and TELL YOU that he's done a hard day's work of killing people! You have to figure it out on your own. So, if you don't look at the blood tracked across the living room, you might think that it's just mud or something.

Per capita, Arab countries have the highest rates of sex slaves, prostitutes, and underground drinking.

Citation needed, because there's a lot of prostitution going on in the rest of the world. Hell, we even have web sites [adultwork.com] where prostitutes are listed and rated like any other product would be on Amazon or Ebay. As for underground drinking: half of British 11 to 15 year olds regularly drink alcohol. 75% of Russian teenagers regularly drink vodka. What are the figures for Arab countries?

drugs are readily available but far less popular than drinking. In most of these countries, you can pick up the phone and have just about any preference in prostitute delivered to your door in minutes to hours

So, just like non-Arab countries, then?

In Arab countries there is what they say and then there is what they do. It is a cultural imperative and deeply rooted in all aspects of their society.

Still not seeing how this is different to non-Arab countries? Politicians and the relig

the syrian government is losing their standing.
Blocking freedom of speech sites, organizing sites, western influences of varying kinds? Sure, you can get away with it.
But blocking the porn? That's a recipe for eventual revolution.